I downloaded ADW Launcher and I accidentally chose HTC Sense as default launcher and now I can't get ADW to come back up. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling ADW but still nothing. Any help please? Thanks in advance!
pettigrew95 said:
I downloaded ADW Launcher and I accidentally chose HTC Sense as default launcher and now I can't get ADW to come back up. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling ADW but still nothing. Any help please? Thanks in advance!
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Theres an app called Home Switcher for that. Its free
Yeah he;s right, get Home Switcher from the Market. It's sick and makes it reallt easy to switch. But without an app, you can click Settings > Applications > Manage Applications, then scroll to and select on HTC Sense, click and then select "Clear defaults". That will manually remove the defaults set to the "home" app as preferences.
From there, when clicking the Home button, you will be prompted for which Home launcher you want to use. If you only have Sense installed, it will just show your screen previews. If other launchers are installed, it'll ask you for which to launch and you can set one as default.
Awesome, thanks guys!! Much appreciated.
You could also always just goto market and uninstall awd and reinstall it, it will then give you option when you hit home button again.. Hope this helps..
Or.......
You can also go to settings, applications, manage applications go to htc sense and clear defaults.
the home switcher tis the best option. It's much faster then going to settings>applications>manage applications and clearing defaults.
Thanks
THANKS! Home Switcher wasn't doing the job, but clearing the defaults on Sense made all the difference.
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Is there any apps which will list all the apps which are currently running on my Desire, and give me the option to Force Stop them, without having to go through the Manage applications option?
I was showing my Desire to a new iPhone 4 owner and was showing him some of the different Launchers I can install on my phone, and because I use Home Switcher to go between them, I think the other Launchers I have installed (HTC Sense & ADW Launcher, I use LauncherPro) are still running in the background.
And the only way I can see to stop them is to go through the Manage Apps program.
I don't want an Automatic Killer, but I would like a list and an option to kill them?
Any ideas?
Press and hold home button
benko286 said:
Press and hold home button
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Yes, but that is only the last 6 apps, and it doesn't give a force stop option.
I guarantee that there is aLOT more apps running on your phone than that 6.
Used advanced task killer from the market
As my title states I've lost the Stock Launcher option...
I uninstalled a 3rd party launcher, and since then I've not had the option to use the Stock Android Launcher...
When I turn off Sense and go back to the home screen, Sense just starts back up.. I know longer get the Option screen to choose which to open...
How do I get this back?
Thanks!
If the only launcher you have on there is Sense you won't get an option as far as I know. If you had just installed one third party one and then uninstalled it there is no more choice.
Nefariouss said:
If the only launcher you have on there is Sense you won't get an option as far as I know. If you had just installed one third party one and then uninstalled it there is no more choice.
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before installing that third party app I used to have the option for the Stock Android launcher...i'd disable Sense by going to Settings from the home scren, and choosing Applications, then choosing Sense, and force closing it, and de-selecting it as default... then when I'd press the Home button I'd get a choice "Android Launcher" or "Sense"...I no longer get this choice...
I'm totally new to Android.. I came from WInMo and there I'd just go to the registry to fix the problem
I have No idea what to do!
Well shows what I know being new to Android as well. Didn't realize that. Thanks.
Try going into the menu, settings, applications, manage applications and then going to HTC sense and clearing its defaults. If you have another launcher installed it should come up now when you press the home button.
DarkManX4lf said:
Try going into the menu, settings, applications, manage applications and then going to HTC sense and clearing its defaults. If you have another launcher installed it should come up now when you press the home button.
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LOL I have been doing that..
Before I installed that third party app i would have two options, Sense and Android Launcher..with Android Launcher being the Stock launcher that you get on the nexus one... I would have no Launchers installed...
Evidently you all don't knwo you can Disable Sense and go to stock... I just want to go to stock again...
mearsfan5 said:
LOL I have been doing that..
Before I installed that third party app i would have two options, Sense and Android Launcher..with Android Launcher being the Stock launcher that you get on the nexus one... I would have no Launchers installed...
Evidently you all don't knwo you can Disable Sense and go to stock... I just want to go to stock again...
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Sorry I didn't know you were doing that already....and I do know you can switch launchers....anyway if you updated to one of the OTA updates, I think Sprint/HTC removed the stock launcher.
http://andranon.com/2010/06/28/new-htc-evo-4g-update-deleting-stock-android-launcher/
well crap that answers my question... they took it away..(
I installed launcherpro, deleted the settings of HTC sense, pressed home, checked the "remeber this setting" and chosed launcherpro, so it's the new default launcher.
However, after opening an application and returning to the home screen, it keeps asking me to chose between launcherpro and sense again.
With home switcher installed the same issue keeps happening. After a while it shows me there isn't a default launcher selected.
Does anyone know a solution? I'm getting really frustrated...
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I have the same problem..
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App
I still haven't found a solution. I'm considering flashing a non-Sense ROM, but then again, I don't feel like going into flashing again (and again, and again)
So, if someone could help us out, please!
Ok here's the solution:
Flash your phone with Android Revolution HD 2.0.9 without Sense
A bit drastic, I admit. But holy crap that ROM is fast!
dusdus said:
I installed launcherpro, deleted the settings of HTC sense, pressed home, checked the "remeber this setting" and chosed launcherpro, so it's the new default launcher.
However, after opening an application and returning to the home screen, it keeps asking me to chose between launcherpro and sense again.
With home switcher installed the same issue keeps happening. After a while it shows me there isn't a default launcher selected.
Does anyone know a solution? I'm getting really frustrated...
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First, clear defaults from both HTC Sense and Launcher Pro (evt. clear cache or any other data). Then when prompted choose Launcher Pro as your default.
Alternately, you can try to freeze (not uninstall) HTC sense by using Titanium backup.
Hi Friends, I'm MohamaD from Iran. I'v this problem in my device since yesterday when I Installed Windows 7 Launcher. and I have found a solution for it by changing the Memory Card. If anyone knows another way to solve this please post it here. Whatever it is... it relevance to Memory card.
i've also face same problem..
it keep prompting for default launcher even have clear default for hundreds time. BTW i'm using go launcher as the alternate launcher.
really appreciate some guide/advice on this.
Newly installed KF won't hold Home Switcher settings.
I change the default launcher UI to ADW or Apex, and Trebuchet comes back on the next context change. For example, when I go into Settings, ADW is my launcher on the way in. Come back out, and I am in trebuchet again. Clicking "Set Default" will not hold.
I have a root shell on it. Can I edit a config file or `echo 1 > somefile` to get the setting to be persistent?
Do other people have nonpersistent home launcher settings?
I have already cleared cache and data for ADW and home Switcher, BTW.
I am on gedeROM 1.3, BTW.
EDIT: Well, to somewhat answer my own question, I turned off the other launchers by moving them to OFF_ApexLauncher.apk.off, etc. Now, only ADW has launchability. Seems OK, but is a crude solution.
You can always uninstall Home Switcher, unless it's something you particularly use.
My goal was to have the ability to switch between launchers, if it became necessary.
Unfortunately, without Home Switcher, I'd be stuck on Trebuchet, as well. I find ADW to be cleaner and more customizable.
I think I know what's going on now. When you have multiple launchers the system usually asks you which program you would like to use to perform a certain action and it usually happens when you hit the home button. It's supposed to give you the option of setting one as default, which is probably why it keeps going back to Trebuchet...You might have inadvertently chose Trebuchet as default.
Trebuchet and Apex were installed, with Apex being the default, I believe.
As i was re-adding my apps from the Play Store, I noticed that i had a full paid version of ADW Launcher. So, I installed that and a couple of themes.
I tested and it worked. So, I installed Home Switcher, and set ADW as the default launcher. It worked for a while.
I don't know what the trigger was, but at some point, the behavior switched back to going to Trebuchet (which has a different geometry for rows and columns, hence looks chunkier than ADW). No matter what I did, I could not get Home Switcher to change back to ADW and have the change (clicking "Set as Default") become persistent. Going in to Settings, then back to home, would switch Launchers.
So, i just renamed the apks for the other two launchers. I removed Home Switcher, and now the tablet works as I wish. It's just a brute-force approach, as root will let you perform. ;-)
I need to get back to sense launcher to edit the lock screen shortcuts, but I can't find it.
I've looked in Apps, I've removed the defaults from my current launcher, but I just can't get it back.
What happened?
It won't be in apps, press the home button when on the home screen and it'll ask if you want to use Rosie
EddyOS said:
It won't be in apps, press the home button when on the home screen and it'll ask if you want to use Rosie
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Not for me it doesn't. Rosie is not on the list.
TylerDurdenK said:
Not for me it doesn't. Rosie is not on the list.
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1: what launcher is then on the screen
2: what rom are u using
I'm on Nova Launcher, and have Android Revolution HD 6.1.1 installed.
well if the rosie launcher is install
u can download home launcher from play store an choose it from that app
I've had a search for "Home Launcher" on the play store but can't find it. Can you provide a link?
here u go
Thanks, but Rosie is still not an option.
then it is not in the rom
settings > apps > all > nova > reset defaults